Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 617-622 , June 2008

Prospective Validation of the Palliative Prognostic Index in Patients with Cancer

  • Carol A. Stone, MBChB, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • St. Vincent's University Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Carol Stone, MBChB, Department of Palliative Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
    • ,
  • Eoin Tiernan, MD, FRCPI, MICGP

      Affiliations

    • St. Vincent's University Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • Barbara A. Dooley, BA, DipStats, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

,Accepted 25 July 2007.

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PII: S0885-3924(07)00798-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.07.006

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 617-622 , June 2008

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